Retro Review: Basic Instinct 2 (2006): What Were They Thinking?
Some people may have (mercifully) forgotten that there actually was a sequel to Paul Verhoeven’s naughty smash hit erotic thriller Basic Instinct (1992). But…
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Broadcast consultant - former Director/Creator of ITV3, ITV4 in the UK, producer/writer (most recently Bob Fosse for Sky Arts in May 2019, also Alex Cox, Sinatra), commentator for trades, broadsheets and magazines. Also occasional lecturer (University of Westminster, London). Content provider. Portrait courtesy of artist Darren Coffield. 'Non satis me tempo'
Move Over Cersei: Starz is Developing an Eleanor of Aquitaine Series
Deadline is reporting that Starz is currently developing a slate of series inspired by “extraordinary women of history” and has set a drama about Eleanor…
One Last Heist: Best ‘Getting the Old Gang Back Together’ Films
If ever there’s an overused trope, it’s the one where aging crooks get together for one last job – or where a punchy…
Plonk: Wino Forever? Several Great Films About Wine
Unsurprisingly, the most iconic films about wine often combine exotic locations with either comedy or romance, which is timely because which of us doesn’t need…
Will the New Frankenstein Series Surpass the Quality of the 1973 Mini-Series?
US-based indie Stone Village has teamed up with international production company BlackBox Multimedia for a new adaptation of Mary Shelley’s seminal horror novel Frankenstein as…
Bombs Away: 70’s Disaster Flicks That Could Foreshadow Present Day
Aside from the flashier star-laden disaster movies of the 1970s most of us are familiar with such as The Towering Inferno, Earthquake, the…
Dead of Night (1945): British Horror Anthology Retains the Power to Shock
Who’d have thought that a movie released shortly after the end of WWII with a setting in the genteel English shires and snooty London…
It’s Not the Winning… The Best Sore Losers in the Movies
There’s a storied history of the sore loser in motion pictures. Some of my favorites could be Emperor Palpatine’s refusal to accept his overthrow and death…
Film List: These Underrated Thrillers May Have Passed You By
As we are now well into the unwanted Lockdown sequel and winter approaches, time perhaps to enjoy an enforced home cinema experience with a selection…
Retro Movie Review: Gamer (2009): Visionary Epic… or Tawdry Trash?
“I’m wired too. I replaced 98% of my own noodle with nano-tissue years ago. But mine’s different. It’s built to send, to transmit, whereas…